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Japan wholesale inflation slows in October

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said in parliament that Japan still faced the risk of returning to deflation.
International

Japan prime minister ‘strongly hopes’ BOJ achieves wage-driven inflation

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said she would not rule out a cut to Japan’s sales tax as a future option.
International

Japan PM flags watered-down fiscal goal in push to lift growth

The package will focus on measures to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, investment in crisis management and growth areas, as well as steps to boost Japan’s defence capabilities, the draft of the outline showed.
International

Japan’s stimulus plan to urge BOJ focus on boosting growth, draft outline shows

Consumption accounts for more than half of Japan’s gross domestic product.
International

Japan’s households boost spending despite inflation hit

Japan has set aside roughly 5.7 trillion yen to support Japan’s semiconductor and AI sectors since 2021.
International

Japan’s ruling party eyes 1 trillion yen a year for chips, AI

The S&P Global final Japan Services Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped slightly to 53.1 in October from 53.3 in September, maintaining a seventh consecutive month above the 50.0 mark, which separates growth from contraction.
International

Japan’s services sector extends growth in October despite demand slowdown, PMI shows

Inflation-adjusted real wages, a key determinant of household purchasing power, decreased 1.4 per cent in September from a year before, Japan's labour ministry data showed.
International

Japan’s real wages down for ninth month in September

New orders dropped at the quickest pace in 20 months, driven by constrained client budgets and weak demand, the S&P PMI survey found.
International

Japan’s factory activity falls at fastest pace in 19 months, PMI shows

The pace of price gains has stayed at or above the BOJ’s 2 per cent target for three and a half years.
International

Faster Tokyo inflation supports BOJ rate hike case, lifts yen

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